Tropical Bamboo - The Florida Caribbean Chapter of the American Bamboo Society

Join The ABS

Membership information

Membership in the American Bamboo Society and one ABS chapter is for the calendar year and includes a subscription to the bimonthly Magazine and annual Journal.

The Digital Membership lets you conserve resources downloading the publications from the internet. The Publications are also full color and are available about two weeks before the printed versions. You can download a sample issue for free.

If you have specific questions about membership or renewal that are not answered here, please email us, or write to:

American Bamboo Society
315 S Coast Highway 101 Ste U
PMB 212
Encinitas, CA 92024-3555

Membership category^†	Annual membership fee (digital)	Annual membership fee (print)
Individual (NA) (joint)	US$40.00	US$50.00
Three-years (NA) (joint)	US$110.00	US$140.00
National membership from outside the U.S.A. (ABS)	US$40.00	US$55.00
Patron (NA) (Joint)	US$120.00	US$130.00
Supporting (NA) (joint)	US$60.00	US$70.00
Additional local chapter memberships	US$15.00	US$15.00
National Life membership (ABS only) (Some chapters also offer life memberships)	US$600.00	US$800.00

^†Membership category note:

(Joint) means membership in the National ABS and one chapter.
(ABS) means membership in the National ABS only.
(NA) means North America - Canada, the United States and Mexico.

Membership application form

You may use either the on-line membership form if you are paying by credit card or print a PDF form you can fill-in. Send applications to:

American Bamboo Society
315 S Coast Highway 101 Ste U
PMB 212
Encinitas, CA 92024-3555